Sited on nearly a third-of-an-acre lot, the house rises three levels and opens onto just under 109 feet of direct beach frontage. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
The massage studio and sauna. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
A glass-bottom spa appears to float from the second floor as water cascades into the lower-level pool. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
Automated Otiima glass doors open to create 44-foot-wide openings on both the main and lower levels. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
A glass-bottom spa appears to float from the second floor as water cascades into the lower-level pool, alongside a sunken fire pit. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
The subterranean 2,267-square-foot garage has a five-car capacity and a vehicle turntable. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
The newly completed oceanfront estate in The Strand at Headlands could break the Dana Point sales record if it sells for close to its $65 million asking price. (Photo by Andrew Bramasco)
An oceanfront estate completed this month in Dana Point’s guard-gated The Strand at Headlands is on the market for $65 million.
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If the property sells at or near asking price, it will shatter the $34 million local record set in May 2025, when retired media and entertainment investor Gordon Crawford and his wife, Dona, sold one of their blufftop Monarch Bay homes.
The newly constructed 9,939-square-foot contemporary residence has six bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. Sited on nearly a third-of-an-acre lot, it rises three levels and opens onto just under 109 feet of direct beach frontage.
Public records show Steve Martin, founder of specialty concrete and masonry contractor Legacy Builders of So Cal and co-founder of counter-service tap house Project Social, and his wife, Grace, purchased the vacant parcel for $12.25 million in August 2017.
Brandon Architects designed the home, Errol Dejager of Dejager Design handled the interiors and Genova Construction built it.
According to marketing materials, the couple initially planned the beachfront estate as their family home. They customized it with high-end finishes, dedicated work and wellness spaces and luxury outdoor amenities accessed through automated Otiima glass doors that disappear to create 44-foot-wide openings on both the main and lower levels.
Outdoor amenities include a glass-bottom spa that appears to float from the second floor as water cascades into the lower-level pool, alongside the sunken fire pit.
Supporting the design is an extensively reinforced steel-and-wood structure with a continuous 2-foot-thick concrete foundation built for this coastal setting.
The basement level sits elevated 28 feet above sea level, according to an email from listing agents Gastón Javurek of Engel & Völkers, Mitchel Bohi of Compass and Josh Altman of Douglas Elliman.
The agents explained that the lower level incorporates about 400 cubic yards of concrete in the foundation alone — representing more than 40 truck deliveries — plus hundreds of additional cubic yards built into the walls. Massive steel anchors connect the foundation to the home’s heavy-duty, three-story steel framing.
The sheer scale of the steel skeleton required five semi-trucks just to haul the counterweights for the specialized crane used to set it in place, they noted.
“What makes the residence particularly remarkable,” the agents said, “is that the engineering and structural work is largely concealed beneath the finished architecture.”
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The backyard pool also reflects an extreme level of fortification, using structural support pillars that plunge 46 feet into the ground.
Described in the listing as “overengineered and overbuilt,” these structural elements form part of a design tailored to the site.
Powerful waves triggered by Hurricane Marie battered Southern California’s coast earlier this month, damaging beachfront properties, including those along Dana Point’s low-lying Beach Road in Capistrano Beach.
Now, forecasters are monitoring Hurricane Polo, which could send another round of damaging surf toward the region early next week.
The threat comes amid a strengthening El Niño and an approaching Kelvin wave, which could temporarily raise sea levels and compound the risk of coastal flooding and erosion.
Property owners are installing seawalls made of boulders to hold back the sea. At The Strand at Headlands, a revetment lines the base of the bluff below this multimillion-dollar beachfront property.
Inside, sweeping ocean views take center stage in minimalist, open-plan living spaces with high ceilings, Italian travertine, Mission Maple cabinetry, custom stone and warm wood finishes.
A wellness center includes a gym, a hot tub, a massage studio and both an infrared and traditional sauna, while a home office sits just steps away.
The primary suite features his-and-hers ensuite layouts, a double-sided fireplace and a heated backrest hot tub.
A Garaventa elevator connects all three levels, including a subterranean 2,267-square-foot garage with a five-car capacity and a vehicle turntable. The chiseled travertine driveway helps bring the total parking space to eight cars.
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